Leo ehrlich



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEO EHRLICII, OF S'I. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO 'IIIE AMERICAN ROLL PAPER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER-CUTTER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,651, dated August 28, 1888.

Application lilrd January Il, [898.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit kno n that I, Inco EHRLIcII,of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper-Cutters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1l is a side elevation of my improved paper-cutter. Fig. Il is an end view, and Fig. III is an end view showing a modification.

My invention relates to an improvement in paper-cutters; and my invention consists in features of novelty,hereinafler fully described, and pointed ont in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, l represents a suitable base, and 2 ends or standards secured to the base, and in which the roller 3 is journaled.

4 represents lugs on the ends or standards, and 5 the knife, having ends 6,whieh are preferably formed in one piece with the knife and which fit loosely in the lugs 4. 'Ihe knife is arranged in or substantially in a horizontal position.

7 represents arms pivolcd at S to the ends or standards, and which liaveslot-andpin connection 9 wil h the ends G ofthe knife. On the arms are projections 10, against which press or bear springs Il, as shown in Fig. Il. The tendency of the springs is to move the upper ends of the arms outward, and thus cause the knife to be moved toward the roller as the paper is taken off. I prefer to connect the Serial No. 259,597. (No model.)

springs 11 to the ends or standards 2, with their free ends pressing upward on the projections 10, which are located on the lower ends of the arms 7.

In Fig. Ill, I have shown a modification, wherein the lugs 4 are made in the form of friction-rollers journalcd to the ends 2, and in place of the springs 11 a counter balance,12, is located on the lower end of cach arm 7.

I claim as my invention 1. In combination with the ends or standards in which the roller is journaled, lugs on the ends or standards, a knife having end portions itting in the lugs in a horizontal position,arms having slotandpin connection with the ends of the knife, and a spring or weight for operating the arms, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the ends provided with lugs 4, arranged in horizontal series, as shown, roller jonrnaled in the ends, knife provided with ends fitting in the lugs, level' pivoted to the ends or standards and having slot-and-pin connection with the ends of the knife, projections on the arms, and springs connected tothe ends or standards, the free ends of which bear against the projections on the arms, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LEO EHRLICH.

In presence 0f GEo. H. KNIGHT, EDWD. S. KNIGHT. 

